Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Morning Coffee: Clouds are the next big thing

I have to admit that I'm not exactly sure how it works, but apparently "clouds" are the next big thing in technology, and Amazon has introduced its Cloud Player for web & Android. Amazon describes its cloud as "your hard drive in the [internet]." Existing Amazon customers get 5GB of free Cloud Drive storage, and can upgrade to 20GB of Cloud Drive storage with an MP3 album purchase. This is a great way to back up your music files, since there aren't many places online where you can do that for free!

Through tomorrow, Groupon is offering a $15 eBay gift card for just $7 in Orange County. This is an online deal that can be purchased by anyone regardless of location - just click on the city name at the top of the page to change your location. Don't forget to shop through Ebates to get back 3% of your purchase. Thank you if you join(ed) Groupon using my referral link!.

Amazon's Android App Store is making select paid apps free this week, and you can get currently get the games Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Seasons for free. If you're not familiar with Angry Birds, it involves slingshotting (angry) birds at precariously built structures to destroy/liberate various creatures (pigs, birds, etc.). It's addictively fun, which is both a recommendation and a warning. ;)

$5 Dinners has a great tutorial on making your own microwave popcorn. I've been collecting tips on making better microwave popcorn, and I have to say, it never occurred to me to put the oil right into the bag. I'll have to try that as soon as I pick up some new bags.

Printable coupons usually get updated with a new month, so if there are coupons you need/want, now's the time to print them as they may not be available in a couple of days!Banner via Logical Media.

About Me

I'm an attorney, wife to Marc, and mother to toddler Alex and newborn Tyler. I'm also the CFO of our family - I manage our finances, including our spending, saving, investing and planning. I love to cook, and I even enjoy the occasional craft project if it's not too complicated.

I used to post on a regular schedule but found that my life was to hectic to keep up. Instead, I now post when I can on my favorite topics: family finances, cooking, and parenting.